Lahore High Court Sustains Objection Against Plea Challenging PM Shehbaz's Acquittal

LHC sustains objection on plea against acquittal of PM Shehbaz, his sons in money laundering case

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday sustained an objection on the maintainability of a petition filed against the acquittal of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his sons in a Rs16bn money laundering case. LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelum heard the plea filed by the petitioner’s counsel, Amir Saeed Rawn. The office of the LHC’s registrar had objected to the maintainability of the petition, questioning the locus standi (the right to bring a legal action to a court) to agitate the matte...

By [email protected] (Wajih Ahmad Sheikh)